title: Dog age and breeds associated with high plasma cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations.
abstract: The objectives of this study were to set specific dog breed and sex standards for total cholesterol (T-Cho) and total triglyceride (T-TG) concentrations in dogs and to quantify the associations between dog age and concentrations of both lipids for different breeds. Increased age was associated with higher T-Cho and T-TG concentrations in all five breed groups (P<0.05); T-Cho concentrations increased by 62.5 mg/dl between 9 and 16 years of age, and T-TG concentrations increased by 4.8 mg/dl per year of age (P<0.05). Miniature Schnauzers had the highest T-Cho concentrations of the studied breeds, while Miniature Dachshunds had the lowest concentrations (P<0.05). Veterinarians should consider dog age and breed when they use the lipid concentrations for diagnostic purposes.
authors.affiliation: School of Agriculture, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashi-mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 214-8571, Japan.
authors.forename: Shiho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizoguchi
authors.forename: Hidemi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Nobuaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Yuzo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koketsu
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D004285:Dogs / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D013045:Species Specificity; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol